Emergency Specialist (AAP- Accountability to Affected Population) P4 - ECARO O/P Istanbul, Turkey

Contract

This is a P-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 131,997 USD and 170,183 USD.

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a champion

Under the supervision and guidance of the Regional Advisor SBC, and in close collaboration with the ECARO Emergency, Gender Advisors and other sections, the Accountability to Affected Populations/Community Engagement (AAP/CE) Specialist is responsible for providing technical and operational support in the management, co-ordination and implementation of Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) interventions to ensure that the views and priorities of affected people are taken into account in the shaping of programming and UNICEF’s humanitarian response in affected countries.

How can you make a difference?

1. Lead the development and implementation of strategic interventions to set up and scale up accountability to affected population (AAP) and community engagement mechanisms in the humanitarian response and regular programming.
2. Coordinate data management, evidence generation, documentation, and monitoring of AAP in the region, and in particular, in relation to the response to the emergency in Ukraine and affected countries.
3. Support/lead in advocacy, networking and capacity building for the adoption and scale up of AAP principles and approaches.
4. Represent and coordinate collective AAP approaches and initiatives in humanitarian response with AAP Counterparts in the region.
5. Other duties may be required.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: social and behavioural science, sociology, political sciences, anthropology, psychology, education, communication, public relations or another relevant technical field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years’ hands on experience in emergency preparedness and response, accountability to affected populations, community engagement in humanitarian or development sector.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing evidence-based AAP/community engagement strategies and complaints and feedback mechanisms including data management and linkages with PSEA and other cross-cutting UNICEF teams.
• Experience in advising, persuading on new approaches, and strong advocacy skills is an asset.
• Experience in designing and facilitating participatory training including to senior staff and other learning sessions with diverse, multicultural teams.
• Ability to play an advisory role, work collaboratively as part of a team and with other agencies in delivering results.
• Similar work experience with other UN agency, international organization or other development partners is an asset
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.